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Community SSO, Interactivity, Cloud Playout 2.0 and more

Community SSO is now live: We're thrilled to announce that you can now access the Bright Spot community with just a click of a button. No more remembering passwords or login details. This is how it works:Click the question mark icon in the top right corner of your Video Cloud StudioA window will open. At the bottom, click Ask the Community. You will be redirected to Bright Spot.  And that’s it, you will be logged into the Bright Spot to start posting your questions. For more information, read the  documentation. Join now and start sharing! Interactivity updates: ​​​​​​iOS and Android SDKs for interactivity: You can now use interactive annotations to increase viewer engagement with your video content on even more devices. The annotations that will be supported for mobile devices include: Image overlay, text overlay, time-triggered action, transparent overlay, fade-in/fade-out transitions, preconditions for dynamic annotations. Learn more about Brightcove Interactivity or visit our support documentation to get started. Third-party lead forms: You can now add third-party lead forms directly to your videos through Video Cloud to further build out viewer data that can fuel pipeline, better personalize experiences, and improve campaigns across marketing and comms teams. Initially supported third-party lead forms include: Salesforce, Hubspot, Eloqua, Marketo, Google Forms, Microsoft Forms. For more information on third-party lead forms, visit our support documentation. Pass viewer ID and engagement data directly into MAP/CRM systems: We’ve updated our MAP/CRM connections with the ability to field viewer IDs and then export them to third-party systems. You can now better identify who is watching your content, build a viewer profile to guide their customer journey with relevant videos, and enhance your campaign strategy to boost conversion potential and build positive brand associations — all within systems you’re already using today. This includes client-side and server-side integrations for: Eloqua, Marketo, Hubspot, Salesforce Sales Cloud, Blueshift, Braze, Sailthru, Segment Node.JS, S3, and Custom S3. Viewer IDs can be captured from first-party cookies, Gallery SSO, or custom scripts. Learn more here. Build linear channels, quickly and easily: With Cloud Playout 2.0, an intuitive UI lets you build linear channels quickly and easily using your existing content or live streams and deliver them to your owned-and-operated properties and FAST destinations.  Plus, Brightcove Insights allow you to assess viewing habits and title performance while your audiences just sit back and enjoy. Find out how Hope you find this useful. If you have questions, post below 👇🏽 

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Latest Product Updates: Cloud Playout, Publisher Insights and CMS Connectors

Cloud Playout 2.0 is now available: We’re excited to share that your Cloud Playout upgrade is now available. The Cloud Playout 2.0 version leverages an intuitive UI to build a schedule of linear content and output a channel and an Electronic Program Guide (EPG) that can be delivered to your owned-and-operated properties and FAST platforms. If you want to learn more about Cloud Playout 2.0’s Linear Scheduler, please contact your account team for a walk-through with our Product experts.  Get real-time content performance analytics with Publisher Insights: Publisher Insights is now available, included at no extra cost for Media Studio Premium customers. Learn more about the key video metrics for publishers, or contact your account team to get a demo of how Publisher Insights or any of our Audience Insights product family features can help you. Update your CMS connections: Integrating video with your CMS has many benefits over simply embedding content. Just as each CMS is different and designed for specific use cases, Brightcove CMS connectors are equally unique. The latest Brightcove plugins for Sitecore, AEM, and WordPress make it easier for content managers to give viewers the broadcast experience they expect. Sitecore: The latest Sitecore plugin allows you to activate or deactivate videos in Video Cloud directly from your Sitecore account. Additionally, you can now schedule video content from within Sitecore. Review this documentation to learn how to update your Sitecore plugin. AEM: Brightcove has updated our AEM Connector to improve compatibility with the latest AEM versions (compatible with 6.5.0 and above). These enhancements to our connector provide more flexibility between Brightcove and AEM and offer an overall improved user experience. Review this documentation for instructions for updating your AEM Connector. WordPress: Brightcove has released a new version of our WordPress plugin to keep the connector current with the latest WordPress updates. This new release improves compatibility and delivers quality improvements to stream your content more reliably; it supports WordPress 6.0 and above. By the end of March 2024, we will no longer officially support any WordPress versions below 6.0. If you decide not to upgrade, the WordPress connector will still work, but please be aware that Brightcove will stop officially supporting versions below 6.0. Review this documentation for instructions on how to update your WordPress plugin.            Don’t see your CMS listed? Brightcove likely has a connector for it. Visit the Brightcove Marketplace to search through an extensive list of more than 100 partners that we work with.  For any questions, Reply below 👇🏼

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